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September 4 is Comb Day.

It was established because of the words play “Ku (9)” and “Shi (4)” (“Kushi” means “Comb” in Japanese), and the aim of this anniversary is to raise people’s awareness of cosmetology.

Recently, male characters with long hair are very popular in anime and games. There are various reasons for their long hair, such as being active as an idol, growing them for training, or growing them to the long life on the run. Among all those long-haired male characters, who is the one that captured hearts of the Anime!Anime! readers?

Here at Anime!Anime!, we conducted a reader survey entitled “Speaking of male characters with long hair, who comes to your mind?” We received responses from 421 people during the survey period from August 19 to August 26.
The male-female ratio is about 10% for males and about 90% for females. About 40% of the age group were teens, and about 40% were in their 20s.

■ Characters with black hair are in the top-3!

1st place

1st place goes to Katsura Kotarou from “Gintama” with an approval rating of about 18%.

Katsura Kotarou has straight black hair. Readers highly praised his beautiful long hair, “As a woman, I envy those long and silky hair. When it comes to a male character with long hair, he is the one!”, and “The long hair that flutters during fights are cool! He also looked great being dressed up as a woman.”
Some readers pointed on that even with a different hairstyle, the appeal remains the same, “In the Benisakura arc, his hair was cut short, but they still were wonderful”.

2nd place

2nd place goes to Baji Keisuke from “Tokyo Revengers” with an approval rating of about 7%.

Baji Keisuke was the captain of the First Division of Tokyo Manji Gang, and his wavy black semi-long hair is his special thing. Readers said that on the battlefield his hair looks even better, “He is usually cool, but the gap when he tied his hair tightly and got serious about fighting is great.”, and “I like how his hair tied in ponytail swinging.”
The character from the topical titles which is currently being broadcast is ranked high.

3rd place

3rd place goes to Izuminokami Kanesada from “Touken Ranbu: ONLINE” with an approval rating of about 5%.

Izuminokami Kanesada is a beloved sword that is said to had been used by Hijikata Toshizo, the deputy capitan of the Shinsengumi. Very long black hair that extends below knees is a trademark that fans love, “He’s fun to watch because there are a lot of variations of hairstyles such as straight in battle, side tail in inner turn, and ponytail on the gorgeous figure.”, and “The contrast between the red costume and the black hair is beautiful. Looks great on the tall person.”

All characters from top-3 have black hair.

■ Let’s introduce other comments!

For Kurama from “YuYu Hakusho”, “Beautiful and smooth red hair. Seems his hair smells like roses…”, and “I used to copy with my friends the scene where Karasu said on the battle, ‘Do you use the treatment?'(laughs).
For Fafnir from “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid”, “Long black hair and butler clothes look too good. It’s funny that he’s a dragon, but he’s using a rinse to care for his hair.”

For Makishima Yusuke from “Yowamushi Pedal”, “The way Maki-chan flutters his hair when riding a bicycle is the most beautiful”, and “He is the illustration for ‘long-haired male character’!”
About Kirito from “Sword Art Online”, a character who changed his hairstyle, “I was shocked by the visual of the long black-haired avatar in the game world of Gangale Online of season 2.”

In this survey, characters with black hair occupied top-3, but from rank below, characters with hair of various colors have been ranked in.

■ Ranking Top-10

“Speaking of male characters with long hair, who comes to your mind?”
1st place Katsura Kotarou “Gintama”
2nd place Baji Keisuke “Tokyo Revengers”
3rd place Izuminokami Kanesada “Touken Ranbu: ONLINE”
4th place Yuki “Idolish7”
5th place Kurama “YuYu Hakusho”
6th Ginoza Nobuchika “PSYCHO-PASS”
6th place Jinguji Jakurai “Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle”
8th place Wei Wuxian “Mo Dao Zu Shi”
8th place Li Xingke “Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion”
10th place Hao “Shaman King”
10th place Makishima Yusuke “Yowamushi Pedal”

(Response period: August 19 to 26, 2021)

■ Ranking Top 20

“Speaking of male characters with long hair, who comes to your mind?”
1st place Katsura Kotarou “Gintama”
2nd place Baji Keisuke “Tokyo Revengers”
3rd place Izuminokami Kanesada “Touken Ranbu: ONLINE”
4th place Yuki “Idolish7”
5th place Kurama “YuYu Hakusho”
6th Ginoza Nobuchika “PSYCHO-PASS”
6th place Jinguji Jakurai “Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle”
8th place Wei Wuxian “Mo Dao Zu Shi”
8th place Li Xingke “Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion”
10th place Hao “Shaman King”
10th place Makishima Yusuke “Yowamushi Pedal”
12th place Hibiki Wataru “Ensemble Stars!”
13th place Aizawa Shota “My Hero Academia”
13th place Akasaka Ryunosuke “Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo”
13th place Azumane Asahi “Haikyu !!”
13th place Edward Elric “Fullmetal Alchemist”
13th place Jin “Detective Conan”
13th place Sesshomaru “Inuyasha”
19th place Kirito “Sword Art Online”
20th place Azuma Yukishiro “A3!”

(Response period: August 19 to 26, 2021)